India Women will continue their journey in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 when they take on Sri Lanka Women in their next Group A encounter. India didn't have the best of starts to their campaign as they lost the first match by a big margin to New Zealand Women. It was a shocking loss given they are yet to face favourites Australia Women and only two teams from Group A will qualify for the semifinal. India came back strong defeating Pakistan in their next match although they couldn't improve much on the net run rate. Sri Lanka recently defeated India in the final of the Asia Cup and they will be a tough challenge to face considering the conditions of the UAE. Fans eager to know whether India will make a change in their line up ahead of the match against Sri Lanka will get the complete information here. IND-W vs SL-W Preview: India Women Look To Fix Batting Woes, Bolster NRR Against Sri Lanka Women in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.

Despite the failures of the opening pair to fire together, Shafali Verma's performance against Pakistan means India will continue with the set opening pair of Shafali and Smriti Mandhana. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur will hold her spot in the middle order alongside in-form Jemimah Rodrigues. Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma are also likely to continue their position as the finishers in the team. The last game saw Pooja Vastrakar being benched and Sajeevan Sajana included in the playing XI. It is difficult to keep a player of Vastrakar's calibre in the bench. It is likely she will make a comeback in the playing XI.

Arundhati Reddy has been India's best seamer as she has delivered wickets on several occasion unlike Renuka Singh who has not been in the best of forms. If Vastrakar returns to the playing XI, India might look at the opportunity of including Radha Yadav in place of Renuka to increase the batting depth as well as add the left arm spin variation in their armoury which has been missing. Asha Sobhana and Shreyanka Patil has been consistent and they will in all probability hold their place in the playing XI. India Women’s Cricket Team Pacer Arundhati Reddy Reprimanded for Breaching ICC Code of Conduct During Pakistan Clash in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.

India Women's Likely Playing XI Against Sri Lanka Women in ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Sajeevan Sajana/ Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana.

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